DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 Atkins_VA 2558ft pt29724@36.958,-81.342,2720ft SPONSORED BY: Randy Newberry BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.5 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.1 - - 70.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 87 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3806 - - 259 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4934 - - 2800 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6364 - - 2817 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1271 - - 5139 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 382 - - 124 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 290 - - 292 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 405 - - -3321 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5959 - - 6138 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4298 - - -4177 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10662 - - 6994 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.1 - - 70.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.6 - - 53.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.5 - - 69.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.3 - - 52.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 87 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3806 - - 259 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99223 32 097 32 087 99223 91769 26 088 21 079 91769 86017 25 099 16 073 86017 81236 21 090 17 096 81236 77107 19 092 20 098 77107 73450 19 099 17 091 73450 70147 16 102 11 101 70147 67110 7 115 8 119 67110 64277 8 139 5 166 64277 61537 2 344 3 195 61537 58681 7 330 2 192 58681 55723 20 296 18 302 55723 52926 24 287 25 296 52926 50426 28 296 31 307 50426 48197 40 297 43 300 48197 46185 46 299 44 305 46185 44350 59 307 60 318 44350 42668 71 307 68 305 42668 41111 67 308 63 301 41111 39651 77 316 59 318 39651 38279 80 311 63 319 38279 36958 80 308 64 313 36958 35616 73 309 64 306 35616 34224 70 303 62 301 34224 32787 71 297 56 294 32787 31291 68 298 56 290 31291 29725 61 302 56 289 29725 28094 55 304 54 291 28094 26399 51 303 48 293 26399 24642 48 302 42 295 24642 22824 42 299 38 304 22824 20939 36 291 32 300 20939 18985 32 282 29 283 18985 17000 32 276 31 280 17000 15091 31 278 30 285 15091 13357 27 281 26 287 13357 11818 24 282 23 290 11818 10449 22 280 21 288 10449 9228 22 282 19 281 9228 8142 17 280 14 275 8142 7177 11*286 10 286 7177 6321 11*289 9 290 6321 5560 11 290 9 291 5560 4873 11 291 9 292 4873 4262 10 291 9 294 4262 3748 10 290 9 293 3748 3353 10 290 9 294 3353 3079 9 290 8 293 3079 2913 8 289 7*293 2913 2817 7 289 6*292 2817 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography